Task 2
*Active voice
In an active sentence, the subject of the verb usually does or causes the action, e.g. The car hit the tree.
*Passive voice, progressive
In a passive sentence, something is done to or happens to the subject of the verb, e.g. The tree was hit by the car.
* Clause
A clause generally consists of a subject and a finite verb relating to the subject and any other elements, e.g. object. A clause can be a full sentence or a part of a sentence.
Main clause
When the teacher arrived, the learners stopped talking.
Subordinate clause
When the teacher arrived, the learners stopped talking.
Relative clause
The learners who were sitting near the front stood up.
*Modal verb
A modal verb is a verb used with other verbs to show ideas such as ability or obligation or possibility. They include can, must, will, should, e.g. I can speak French, but I should study even harder.
*Phrase
A group of words often without a finite verb that do not form a sentence, e.g. the green car, on Friday morning are phrases. Also a group of words that together have a particular meaning.
*Question tag
A phrase such as isn’t it? or doesn’t he? that is added to the end of a sentence to make it a question, or to check that someone agrees with the statement just made, e.g. It’s very cold, isn’t it?
*Tense
A form of the verb that shows whether something happens in the past, present or future.
Future forms
Future with going to I’m going to visit my aunt on Sunday. It’s going to rain.
Future with present continuous He is meeting John for dinner at eight tomorrow.
Future with present simple The plane leaves at 9.00 next Saturday.
Future with will or shall I’ll help with the cleaning. It will be lovely and sunny tomorrow.
Past continuous, progressive I was watching TV all evening.
Past perfect continuous, progressive I had been studying for three hours so I felt tired
Past perfect simple After I had phoned Mary, I went out.
Past simple I went on holiday to France last year.
Present continuous, progressive I am working in London now.
Present continuous, progressive for future He is meeting John for dinner at eight tomorrow.
Present perfect continuous, progressive I have been studying for three years.
Present perfect simple I have known him for a long time.
Task 3
Web dictionary www.vocabulary.comis less useful for learners than www.dictionary.cambrige.org because the second one, besides dictionary, contains various activities for studying language, as games, tests, texts and so on. Lexis is distributed to topics. It helps to remember any material better, while www.voabulary.com gives only lexicographic information